CN210226554U - Snack stack type bird feeder - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a bird feeder of the snack stack type that can be easily cleaned and maintained to reduce the spread of disease among birds, can attract birds to perch and facilitate bird perch, comprising a base having a substantially flat shape, a column wherein the column extends upwardly from the base, a lower end of the column is connected to the base at a location approximately near the center of the upper surface, a roof is disposed above the base and connected to an upper end of the column, a support is connected to the base at a location near an edge of the base, the support extends around the column toward the roof at least one-third of the distance between the base and the roof, and at least three-quarters of a circle, two or more perchs are connected to the support, the column is designed to slidingly receive one or more bird feed pieces.

Description

Snack stack type bird feeder

Technical Field

This patent relates to a feed bird ware that feeds birds and eat and use.

Background

Bird feeders are common landscaping facilities that are typically placed outdoors to supply food to birds. The bird feeder can attract various kinds of birds depending on food provided in the feeder, and thus they are generally used to observe birds. To be both appealing to birds and appealing to birds viewers, the bird feeder should be aesthetically pleasing.

Seed feeders are the most common type of bird feeder. There can be a large difference in design from the tube to the hopper to the tray. Sunflower seeds or mixed seeds are popular among bird breeders because they attract many birds such as cardinal red birds, sparrow birds, and mountain birds. Especially the oil bird seeds, is particularly popular with bird fans. Most bird feeders are designed to dispense food similar to the size of sunflower seeds, but there are special "bird feeders" with smaller openings for dispensing the young Nigers seeds of the young bird species.

Some bird feeders provide liquid nutrition to birds, such as hummingbirds, rather than to seeds. Such liquid nutrition is usually coloured red to attract birds. Yeast tends to grow and break the solution in the hummingbird feeder, so the food should be refreshed often and the feeder kept clean to avoid injury to the birds.

Another type of bird feeder is a yellowbird feeder that supplies artificial nectar and is designed to serve gold birds with abnormally shaped beaks and tongues. The yellowbird feeder typically has a nectar container made of glass or plastic. Another type is a lard feeder, which is typically a metal cage coated with a plastic coating, used to hold cakes or lamb fat blocks for feeding woodpeckers, flares, five sparrows or many other insect eaters. Leaf fat logs are also common. These wood logs are drilled with holes for the insertion of the lard.

Feeding wild birds does have a potential risk. Birds may transmit disease by accumulating around the breeder. Poorly maintained feeding and drinking stations may also cause disease. Conventional bird feeders are difficult to clean, particularly inside a container or other enclosure for storing food. Therefore, there is a need for an avian feeder that is not only easy to clean and maintain.

Disclosure of Invention

The purpose of this patent is through a kind of can clean and maintain easily to reduce the disease and spread in birds, can attract birds to perch and make things convenient for birds to perch stack formula bird feeder of snacks.

This patent snack stack formula bird feeder, it includes:

a flat base;

a column having a bottom end and an upper end and extending upwardly from the base, the bottom end being connected to the base at a location proximate a center of an upper surface of the base;

a roof disposed above the base and detachably connected to upper ends of the pillars;

a bracket connected to the plinth at a location near an edge of the plinth, the bracket extending around the stud from the plinth toward the roof, extending in a vertical direction to a height of at least one third between the plinth and the roof, and extending in a horizontal direction around the stud to form at least three quarters of a circle; the support is provided with a perch for birds to stand.

According to the snack stack type bird feeder, the projection of the periphery of the base on the horizontal plane is positioned inside the projection of the periphery of the roof on the horizontal plane. That is, the underside of the roof has the same or greater area as the base for better protection from rain.

Foretell snacks landing stage formula bird feeder, roof center lower part are connected with the transition post, and the connection can be dismantled in the stand upper end to transition post lower extreme. Preferably, the roof center has a roof head at an upper portion thereof, the roof head being connected to an upper end of the transition post through a hole formed in the center of the roof, the roof being clamped between the roof head and the transition post. Preferably, the roof head has an annular portion, and one end of a hanging rod for hanging the bird feeder on a branch is connected to the annular portion, and the other end of the hanging rod has a hanging hook. The structure is simpler, and the bird feeder can be easily hung on a branch or other thin rod pieces through the hanging hook.

In the snack stack type bird feeder, the perch extends upwards or outwards from the support. Preferably, the perch is annular, at least partially twisted or bent, with the ends staggered. The ring diameter of the perch is about 1.3cm to 5cm, attracting birds and facilitating the perch of birds.

According to the snack stack type bird feeder, the support extends around the upright column in the horizontal direction to form a circle.

The support of the snack stack type bird feeder is spiral.

The base of the snack stack type bird feeder is provided with a plurality of through holes. The perforations may allow water to flow through, which helps keep the food dry in wet conditions.

The beneficial effect of this patent: when the bird feeder is used, the bird feed sheet is placed on the upper surface of the base, and the upright posts penetrate through the bird feed sheet. The bracket is connected with the bottom at the position close to the edge of the bottom and extends upwards around the upright post in a spiral mode towards the roof, so that platforms with different heights are arranged in the bird feeder to provide bird food for birds with different sizes. For example, birds standing on the upper end of the rack can obtain food on the top, while birds standing on the lower end of the rack can easily obtain food on the bottom. At the same time, larger birds can still gain access to the top food at a lower location. The wood is more convenient for birds to live. The structure of this patent is succinct, convenient cleanness and maintenance.

The roof can protect bird food from rain or other types of precipitation, is clean and sanitary, and can prevent rodents from contacting the bird food.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a treat stack feeder.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a snack stack feeder.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a snack stack bird feeder with the roof separated from the uprights and the roof head separated from the roof.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the suspension bar.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the roof head.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a roof.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a transition post.

Fig. 8 is a top view of a base, column, perch, etc.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a snack stack bird feeder with the roof removed.

Fig. 10 is a side view of a base, column, perch, or the like.

Fig. 11 is a front view of a base, column, perch, etc.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of a perch.

FIG. 13 is another perspective view of a perch.

FIG. 14 is yet another perspective view of a perch.

FIG. 15 is yet another perspective view of a perch.

Fig. 16 is a top view of an annular bird food piece.

Fig. 17 is a front view of an annular bird food pellet.

FIG. 18 is a side view of a snack stack feeder equipped with annular bird feed pieces.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a snack stack feeder with annular bird feed pieces.

It will be appreciated that the drawings are for purposes of illustration and do not necessarily depict the actual relative sizes or locations of the elements shown. The drawings are provided to illustrate one or more examples and are to be clearly understood as not limiting the scope or meaning of the claims.

In the figure, a base 101, a pillar 102, a roof 103, a roof head 104, a hanging rod 105, a bracket 106, perch 107, a transition post 108, a perforation 110, a pillar upper end 10, and a bird feed sheet 11.

Detailed Description

The present technique provides a bird feeder for loading cylindrical (or annular) bird feed strips 11, and in particular, an annular bird feed strip with preformed openings. The bird feeder, also known as a "snack stack feeder," includes a post slidably receiving one or more different pieces of bird feed. The bird feeder can be easily cleaned while the birds eat food or after removal by a maintainer to reduce the spread of disease among the birds. The design is also aesthetically appealing to birds and birds viewers.

The present patent provides a bird feeding device including a base having a substantially flat upper surface, a post having a lower end and an upper end, wherein the post extends upwardly from the base, the lower end is connected to the base at a location approximately near the center of the upper surface of the base, and a roof is disposed above the base and connected to the upper end of the post. And the bracket is connected to the base at a position almost close to the edge of the base, wherein the bracket extends around the upright towards the roof to a distance of at least one third and at least three quarters of a circle between the base and the roof. The support has two or more perches thereon, and the posts are designed to slidably receive one or more pieces of bird feed therethrough. The device does not include a cup for providing food to the bird.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the bird feeder. As shown in FIG. 1, the bird feeder comprises a base 101, a roof 103, a post 102 connecting the two, and the like. In addition, the feeder includes a support (illustrated as a helical support) 106 that is attached to the base near the edge of the base and extends around the post toward the top. Between the base and the top, two or more perches (shown as ring perches) 107 are connected or formed to the support for the bird to stand.

The perch is substantially evenly distributed along the support. The perch is in the form of a ring having a diameter dimension of about 0.5 to 2 inches or more (about 1.3cm to 5 cm). The perch extends upwardly or outwardly from the support and may be at least partially twisted or bent (curved). The device comprises three or four perches which are annular, leaf-shaped, circular or oval.

The stent extends a full turn and may have one or more straight edges. The upright post can be detached from the base, and the roof can also be detached from the upright post.

The base is substantially circular and has a plurality of perforations. The base is about 10 inches to about 18 inches in diameter. The posts are about 12 inches to 24 inches long.

The feeder comprises a detachable roof head connected to the roof, the upper end of the transition post is used for connecting the roof head, and the annular part of the roof head is connected with one end of the hanging hook.

The base 101 has a substantially flat upper surface for supporting the annular sheet of bird feed. This flat upper surface is more evident in fig. 1. By "substantially flat" surface is meant a surface having a surface area no greater than about 120%, 110%, or 105% (± 10%) of the projected area of the surface.

The lower portion of the base has a downwardly projecting ledge (see FIGS. 2 and 3) with a substantially flat lower surface, which facilitates placement of the feeder on a flat platform having a flat top. The lower surface of the boss is slightly smaller than the upper surface of the base. For example, the lower surface of the boss may have an area of about 80% to about 95% of the upper surface of the base.

The base is relatively thin. That is, the height of the base is about 10%, 5%, or 2% lower than the height of a conventional bird feeder base.

The base is perforated with a plurality of perforations 110 to allow water to pass through, which helps keep the food dry in wet conditions. The number of perforations is about 4 to 50, or 8 to 20. Each perforation is substantially circular and has a diameter of about 2mm to 10mm, 4mm to 8mm, 5mm to 7 mm.

The base is circular, but a square, hexagon or octagon may be used, which is not limited in shape.

The bird feeder also includes a top assembly disposed above the base. The purpose of the roof assembly is: (1) protecting bird food from rain or other types of precipitation; (2) hanging the bird feeder on a tree or other scaffolds; (3) securing the food pieces between the base and the roof; (4) balancing the bird feeder; (5) rodents are prevented from contacting bird food.

The roof assembly includes a roof 103 which is attached to the upper end of the studs and is also removable. The roof has the same or a larger area than the base for better protection against rain. The shape of the roof may also be circular, square, hexagonal or octagonal without limitation to the shape. The upper surface of the roof has moreover a relatively raised centre and a lowered edge (in the shape of a cone with a high middle and a low periphery).

The roof may be connected to the upper ends of the uprights by a locking assembly. One non-limiting example of a locking assembly includes a transition post 108 having an internal thread at its lower end that mates with an external thread (not shown) on the upper end 10 of the upright.

The roof assembly also includes a roof head 104 having external threads that mate with internal threads on the upper end of the transition post 108 (fig. 5). Thus, the roof head may be connected to the transition post through an opening in the center of the roof (fig. 6) and secure the roof to the post. The roof head may also be pressed (interference fit) into or welded to the transition post.

The roof assembly also includes a hanger bar 105 from which the bird feeder can be hung from a tree branch.

The bird feeder includes a post connecting the roof assembly and the base. The transition post between the roof assembly and the post is removable to allow the annular bird feed pellets to be loaded into the post after removal of the roof. In addition, the upright post and the base are also detachably connected, so that bird feed and a cleaning feeder can be conveniently loaded.

The upright 102 extends vertically, being connected to the centre of the base, which makes the upright perpendicular to the upper surface of the base. Since the studs are also perpendicular to the bottom of the roof, the upper surface of the base and the bottom of the roof are said to be parallel.

The post is configured to slidably receive the annular sheet of bird feed. The column is free of large-sized branches or appendages. That is, the mast has no branches or appendages that are larger than the horizontal dimension of the mast itself. On the other hand, there are no cups, containers or hooks on the posts that are attached to the sides of the posts to accommodate bird feed.

The posts are cylindrical or have a square, hexagonal or octagonal horizontal cross-section. Also, the cross-sectional area of the pillar is no greater than 20%, 15%, 10%, or 5% of the area of the upper surface of the base. The posts are sufficiently thick (e.g., at least 5mm, 8mm, 12mm, or 14mm in diameter). It will be appreciated that the pillar need not be of uniform cross-sectional dimension, so long as it allows the food pieces to be slidably inserted or removed, e.g., the pillar upper end is thinner or thinner than the lower end.

The bird feeder also includes one or more brackets extending from the base. The bracket at the lower end may optionally be permanently attached to the base to ensure a stable connection. The stand connects the base at a location near the edge of the base and extends upwardly around the post in a spiral fashion toward the roof to provide platforms of different heights within the feeder to provide bird feed for birds of different sizes. For example, birds standing on the upper end of the rack may have food available at the top, while birds on the lower end may also have easy access to the bottom. At the same time, larger birds can still gain access to the top food at a lower location.

The bracket extends up and down to cover at least one third of the distance between the base and the roof. The stent extends horizontally for at least three quarters of a circle, or 90%, 100%, 110%, 120%, 150% of a circle. Furthermore, the stent is helical, it may also comprise one or more straight sides, for example, which may appear as a square, hexagon or octagon when the stent is viewed from above.

The bird feeder includes two or more perches 107 (fig. 12-14) for birds to stand on, which are connected to the support. These habitats are designed in a shape and are placed in a position on the support to attract birds and to facilitate their access to the food in the feeder. The perch has a ring shape, a leaf shape, or a circular or oval shape. The perch is annular. In one aspect, the perch extends upwardly and outwardly from the support away from the post. On the other hand, it can also be considered as a part of the stent.

The bird feeder includes at least two or three perches, but no more than five at most. The perches are evenly distributed along the support. Fig. 8-11 show a bird feeder with three perches. As shown in fig. 8, three perches are aligned at angles of about 90 degrees, 180 degrees, and 270 degrees, respectively, from the lower end of the support in a counterclockwise direction.

The size and shape of the perch mimics the natural environment of birds and is attractive to birds and birds viewers. As shown in fig. 12-15, for example, the two staggered ends of the looped perch, which are slightly different from each other, create a natural appearance. Along the same line, the perch may twist or bend slightly. The outer perimeter of the perch does not extend beyond the coverage of the roof. The annular diameter of each annular perch is about 0.5 to 2 inches or more.

Fig. 18 and 19 show a schematic view of the feeder containing a plurality of stacked upper and lower bird feed pellets 11.

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this patent belongs.

The techniques described herein may be suitably employed in the absence of any element or limitation not specifically disclosed herein. Furthermore, the terms and expressions which have been employed herein are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and there is no intention in the use of such terms and expressions of excluding any equivalents of the features described or other portions thereof. It is recognized that various modifications may be made to the terms and expressions within the scope of the claims.

Thus, it should be understood that although the present patent has been specifically disclosed by preferred embodiments and optional features, modification, improvement and updating of the present patent may be resorted to by those skilled in the art. And such modifications, improvements and updates are considered within the scope of this patent. The materials, methods, and examples provided herein are representative of preferred embodiments, are exemplary, and are not intended as limitations on the scope of the claims.

Claims (10)

1. Bird ware is fed to snacks landing stage formula, characterized by: it includes:

a flat base;

a column having a bottom end and an upper end and extending upwardly from the base, the bottom end being connected to the base at a location proximate a center of an upper surface of the base;

a roof disposed above the base and detachably connected to upper ends of the pillars;

a bracket connected to the plinth at a location near an edge of the plinth, the bracket extending around the stud from the plinth toward the roof, extending in a vertical direction to a height of at least one third between the plinth and the roof, and extending in a horizontal direction around the stud to form at least three quarters of a circle; the support is provided with a perch for birds to stand.

2. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the projection of the base periphery on the horizontal plane is positioned inside the projection of the roof periphery on the horizontal plane.

3. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the lower part of the center of the roof is connected with a transition column, and the lower end of the transition column is detachably connected to the upper end of the upright column.

4. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 3, wherein: the roof center upper portion has a roof head portion connected to the upper end of the transition post through a hole formed in the roof center, and the roof is clamped between the roof head portion and the transition post.

5. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 4, wherein: the roof head is provided with an annular part, one end of a hanging rod for hanging the bird feeder on the branch is connected with the annular part, and the other end of the hanging rod is provided with a hanging hook.

6. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: perches extend upwardly or outwardly from the support.

7. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the perch is annular, at least partially twisted or bent, with the two ends staggered.

8. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the support extends in a horizontal direction around the upright to form a circle.

9. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the stent is spiral.

10. The snack stack bird feeder of claim 1, further comprising: the base is provided with a plurality of through holes.

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